Any
citizen who supports using the force of
Government to advance and impose Liberal
ideals in contravention to the letter and
spirit of our Constitution is an enemy of
Liberty and an enemy of the republic.

III
Considerationsby Hellesponte & KerodinAugust 12, 2010

The Sons of Liberty
were responsible for many events that helped to
define the issues and direct the actions leading to the
Revolution. Protests to the Stamp Act defined
the premise of the argument - that Americans should
be self-governed without the tyrannies known to the
world. The Boston Tea Party and the
burning of the HMS Gaspee represent direct action.

Paul Revere, Patrick
Henry, John Hancock, John Adams, Sam Adams, icons of
American Liberty, were members and leaders of the
Sons of Liberty. These men and many like them
shaped and directed resistance to the Crown and the
minions of the Crown who would see their Countrymen
under the yoke of tyranny.

The original Sons of
Liberty set a high bar for those who would follow.
They targeted the symbols and means of the Crown,
and even Loyalists, with great understanding of the
political realities of conflict. Burning
effigies, tarring and feathering, Liberty Poles, and
the occasional burning of a Governor's Mansion were
all approved methods of resistance...in moderation
and only with great consideration of political
fallout.

Our Founders and
Framers understood human nature. They could
have set mobs to challenge the Crown carelessly, yet
they were wise and prudent enough to use force in an
effective and restrained manner. Scorched
Earth policies would have been counter-productive.
Endless violent attacks against Loyalists would have
quickly lost their fear factor. Gratuitous
violence quickly leeches the value of violence from
a political struggle.

As a people Americans
have little patience for unnecessary collateral
damage.

That a return of the
Sons of Liberty mindset is necessary today for the
survival of the republic is not in question.
That our governments have become unnecessarily
intrusive, obstructive and challenging to Liberty is
a given. From the local city government to the
federal level, on issues from business licenses to
Stop & Frisk, assault on every one of the ten
amendments in the Bill of Rights and the intentional
perversion of the plain language in the
Constitution, it is pointless to debate the matter
of government encroachment to the level of tyranny.

The III Community is
coalescing around the simple and noble cause of
Restoration - a restoring of respect for the
founding principles articulated in the Declaration,
Constitution and Bill of Rights. No more, and
no less.

This is good.

How is the
question. The debate rages within the III
Community. Most of the III Community is
stocking up on essentials for a protracted period of
time that may find significant disruption of
services and civility. Food, weapons,
medications, et cetera. Most assume that the
response of government during a crisis will be
overbearing and heavy-handed. Most also assume
that the Political Class will use such a crisis to
hunt down and incarcerate or kill Americans
possessed of the III mindset.

The trigger may be
man-made or natural. The trigger event is
almost meaningless. Whether another 9/11 or an
EMP strike over Kansas, whether a false-flag
operation or a legitimate Al-Qaeda attack, whether a
Katrina or Waco, it is the response of government
that is meaningful to the III Community.

The scenarios
envisioned range wildly. Some see a full-scale
civil war pitting Patriots against Government,
including blue-hats from the UN. Some see
intermediate steps as government attempts to slip
the collar around the neck of the population by
swarming on known III-type Americans, labeling them
Domestic Terrorists and such. Some see
Katrina-esque door-to-door sweeps by government
storm troopers and government security
contractors to collect weapons in the name of
public safety. Some see civil disorder as
just-in-time delivery systems fail and the
population begins to get hungry, bringing troops to
every street corner in major population centers.

There are many
serious adults who define themselves as members of
the III Community. These folks understand the
the political realities of the conflict, the
subtlety and sophistication required to turn the
battleship of public sentiment without alienating
that portion of the population that is essential to
victory, but who will not pick up a weapon and
challenge the storm troopers.

If the III Community
today is the modern incarnation of the Sons of
Liberty, then it may be fairly stated that the
citizens today who consider themselves to be members
of the Tea Party represent the roughly 20% of
Colonists who supported the cause of the Revolution.
Make no mistake, but for the support of the people,
at least a significant portion of the people,
Restoration to constitutional principles is
unattainable. General Washington could not
have prevailed if 97% of the country had disapproved
- unless he applied the tactics of Stalin, Hitler,
Mao, et al.

Today the internet is
filled with voices, as it were, who fancy themselves
modern Sons of Liberty and call for a wide range of
open, immediate and violent acts to resist the
encroachment of government. Such men were in
the ranks of the original Sons of Liberty. But
their energies and actions were guided and directed
by cooler, more intelligent Leaders. It is
imperative that leaders today in the III Community
exercise the same leadership as was demonstrated by
Patrick Henry, et al.

Restoration will not
come to be, indeed, it can not come to be, if
those who advocate Restoration apply random and
gratuitous violence. The community will be
marginalized and successfully stereotyped as fringe
and extreme, lacking principles and void of
legitimacy.

The reason American
commandos are so successful is because they operate
intelligently. Small units and individuals can
engage much larger forces because they hit at
vulnerable points, at vulnerable moments, with
deadly intent. Small units and individuals
have a smaller profile as well, providing a smaller
target.

Operational Security
is easier to maintain in a compartmentalized, small
unit environment. There is no room for a
centralized structure in the III Community.
The conflict for Restoration is one of small groups
of like-minded Patriots and the lone operator,
working across the nation for a simple and
articulated goal, engaging the symbols and
mechanisms of government, ever-mindful of collateral
damage and public sentiment.

There is a presence
within the III Community that is not helpful:
Keyboard Commandos. Tough talk is easy to
generate from a keyboard, far removed from
proponents of countering viewpoints. Talking
about potentially engaging members of the US
military, should they be deployed domestically
against citizens in contravention to all things
moral, is easy for a couch-bound Keyboard Commando
whose greatest accuracy results are realized when
lying prone with his new AirSoft M4, shooting at the
cat's butt.

The decision to take
arms is one that far too many Keyboard Commandos
advocate, most often coupled with a complete absence
of violence in their personal experience.
Those who are usually quickest to advocate violence,
rebellion, revolution, forming militias, defiance in
the face of government force are, usually, people
who have no personal or professional experience with
violence and the ruinous hardship that always
accompanies violent conflict.

Keyboard Commandos
too often rush to the Second Amendment and issue
boisterous and unrealistic threats toward those whom
they perceive to be tyrants. But the
true power of the Second Amendment is deterrence.
It is a silent power, and need not be shouted from
the hilltops. Pulling the trigger is the last
line of defense, literally and philosophically.

To those Keyboard
Commandos who are eager to pull a trigger and start
a ruckus, you would do well to perform a simple
internet search on poverty in a country such as
India or Bangladesh. You may not be able to
connect the dots, so we will do it for you.

Pick any major US
city, and envision it as a hot combat zone akin to
almost any of the scenarios in your head about the
coming conflict with government. It is
Patriots versus Storm Troopers. Patriots
target symbols and mechanisms of Government - dog
catchers, beat cops, health inspectors, tax
collectors, their buildings, their cars,
politicians, et cetera.

In return, Government
targets Patriots and known alliances. That
means Government will come after your family and
friends to apply pressure to you. Government
also has a long history of fighting for hearts
and minds. One aspect of the strategy is
simple: the Patriot is made out to be the bad guy.
It is because of the Patriots that Government can
not patrol the streets, ensure the safety of trucks,
generate electricity, et cetera. Therefore,
citizens, turn in your local Patriots and life can
return to normal quickly.

The first thing
Government will do is control the environment.
Roadblocks. Inspections. Power
generation. Water supply. This means the
flow of goods and services will suffer, or collapse.
How long do you think it will take before green
beans are not making it to the shelves at the corner
grocery store? How long before Grandma's heart
medication becomes unavailable? How long will
it take before you look into the eyes of your child
who has a mind-numbing toothache or earache and
can't get antibiotics because you started a ruckus
without regard for the fallout?

Are you prepared to
watch your family suffer? Are you prepared to
let your child go to bed hungry? Are you
prepared to have your children in the crossfire when
Government finally learns your identity and comes
for you?

Not to worry, say
you, because I have stores of rice and grain and
antibiotics. Really? Do you have enough,
for years? Do you have enough for your nieces
and nephews, grandchildren, and the other children
who live on your street?

Not to worry, say
you, because Government can not sustain a fight of
such magnitude across the nation if everyone rises
up at the same time? So the fight will be
brief and then everything will go back to normal
pretty quickly. The unrealistic optimism in
this response flies in the face of the pessimism
that would be needed to pick a fight in the first
place.

Not to worry, say
you, because you are part of a militia and you'll
kick butt! You and your boys will square away
your AO and keep the supply lines open! You'll
patrol and enforce good behavior. You have
fast-reaction teams to handle a crisis. Hell,
you even have a few guys who call themselves
snipers!

One of the oft used
phrases in the III & Tea Party communities is It
can happen here, usually referencing
tyrannies such as Mao, Hitler, et cetera, when
speaking to some idiot who says that tyranny could
never happen in America.

Something else that
can happen here, quickly, is hunger, disease, misery
and death.

The Keyboard Commando
has an unrealistic and sanitary vision of conflict
against Government. They have no real-world
frame of reference available to comprehend that in
any fight against Government, real suffering of
Americans as not known since the Civil War can
descend upon the population in days or weeks, taking
generations to recover.

The Second Amendment
is the last line of defense to be employed against
tyranny. The First Amendment and the ballot
box, coupled with the silent power of the Second, is
where the battle for Restoration should be fought.

It is up to the
serious adults in the III Community to muzzle the
Keyboard Commandos in your AO.

Later columns will
explore tradecraft, doctrine, strategy, tactics,
weapons, targeting the cogs of power, and the other
matters of vital importance to the Patriot.

Sam
III

Excerpt: There
comes a time when civility is no longer appropriate
as the only option on the table. Dare we not offend the
sensibilities of Liberals, Socialists, and Communists in our
midst who are ruining and destroying our republic? Are we
to cower and sheepishly genuflect when we are scolded for
the tone or choice of our words in the face of ruin,
poverty, tyranny, and death?!

Are
we so frightened of chastisement from insignificant men and
women of the political Left with stained and darkened souls
that we turn from our duties of Patriotism and shun our
sacred obligation to support and defend the Constitution of
the United States of America? We ask you, is not our
republic worth the risk of being castigated? Is the soul of
our mighty nation no longer worthy of our fortunes, our
lives, and our Sacred Honor? Have we lost so much of our
heritage, our courage, our mettle, and grit that we will
stand idly by and permit the foolish and the stupid, who
work hand-in-hand with evil people in our nation, that we
will permit them to send us into eternal slavery and tyranny
as the world has never before witnessed?

Excerpt: You are a
fool if you do not believe that elements of the Left would
use force, if they could, to compel you to comply with many
of their edicts. In drafting healthcare reform, they use
the threat of financial fines, felony conviction and
prison if you refuse to buy health insurance!

How is that not only a
degree or two removed from a pistol to the head? We are
undeniably heading toward the same tyrannies known to
Russians, Germans, and the Chinese. It starts with
Liberalism, advances to Socialism, and ends with Fascism,
Communism, or some other tyranny…and death.

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"Liberalism, and Liberals, are ruinous to the republic,
and must be marginalized if America is to survive.
Patriots must step to this challenge and risk the wrath
of the Politically Correct, and do the work that
must be done to honor our Fathers. Liberals must
be stopped, at any cost." - Kerodin

"No, I apologize for nothing. I know the truth,
regardless of what may be in the press. I know
that when I stand before Saint Peter, I will be granted
passage. If I am ever granted audience with God, I
have nothing to fear. I have lived the life He
chose for me, and I still have much work to do..." -
Kerodin

"No
man looks forward into life when young and can imagine
for himself the life I have lived. But I am better
for it. I have been places never anticipated.
I have had experiences never dreamed. I have met
people who would have never otherwise been in my social
or professional circle. I have, many times, leaned
upon the words of Winston Churchill - 'When you are
going through Hell, keep going!'" - Kerodin

My
family continues to promote my values where I can not.
They are Patriots. If you ever meet my wife, you
will meet the most loyal wife and Patriot in America.
She is brave, brilliant, and bold. We fight
Liberal stupidity together through the First Amendment.
Laws change - and one day I will stand with her again in
the Second Amendment fight that she carries on when I
must stand aside." - Kerodin

Those who
purchased Our Fathers Weep: It's the
Constitution, Stupid! by Hellesponte &
Kerodin also purchased:

Current
political leaders are only the face of the problem
confronting America today. The underlying cancer
eating the American Soul is Liberalism. But for your
Liberal neighbors, Liberal politicians would never be
elected to office.

It is not
sufficient to simply defeat Liberal politicians at the
polls. Liberalism must be defeated in our society and
Liberals must be marginalized, or this disease will kill the
republic.

Every
patriotic business owner should immediately fire every
Liberal on staff and hire an employee who respects the
nation and our Constitution. Why should any business
owner suffer an employee who will simply vote for
politicians who further ruin the company?!

The
Liberals in your community must be ostracized and denied
entry into your social circle. These stupid people
are responsible for the insanity that affects everything
from your property taxes to the curriculum taught to your
children. Why would you break bread with them, when
they are the reason your bread costs too much? Why
would any parent permit them access to their children, when
they are responsible for ruining your child's future?

Excerpt:

This book
may not be for you.

If you consider yourself to be a Liberal or Progressive,
go away. You are not permitted to buy this book. This
book is written by patriotic Americans for patriotic
Americans. This is a discussion among ourselves, and if you
are a Liberal politician or you vote for Liberal
politicians, (Of the genusStupidus
Liberalis) you are not invited to participate.

First, we will demonstrate that all politicians, judges, and
government employees at the Local, State, and Federal levels
who support federal Healthcare Reform, the Assault Weapons
Ban, TARP, Stimulus I, Free Trade Agreements, PATRIOT Act,
the new “Jobs” bill, or a host of other such Federal
programs or initiatives, are guilty of Treason against the
United States of America.

Secondly, businesses, multi-national corporations and
special interest groups that support Liberal politicians
and/or Liberal programs, Cap & Trade, Global Warming
legislation, et cetera, are committing Treason against the
United States of America.

Finally, we will demonstrate that those private Citizens who
support or vote for any of these politicians—once the nature
of the politician is known to the public—or programs are
equally guilty of Treason by knowingly lending material aid
and support to a Traitor.

Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are
wholly unconstitutional and brought to us by Liberals.

Number 5 is wholly a
result of numbers 1, 2 and 3!

Excerpt:
We have a
culture of people whose first response to a physical threat
is to dial 911, or worse, a lawyer. We have a nation of
people who will dump hot coffee on themselves, then sue the
restaurant – and win! We have a nation of educators
who suspend children for drawing a picture of a handgun or
for bringing a Boy Scout knife-and-fork kit to show and
tell!

We have a nation of
people so removed from the food chain that many would starve
to death if the local supermarket closed. We have a nation
of people who cannot truly grasp the hardships faced by most
of the people in the world every day, and as a result we
have a nation of people who have lost fundamental common
sense.

Excerpt: The Bill
of Rights articulates the natural rights of man, rights that
are not bestowed by government, but rights that are innately
ours as human beings. These rights may not be taken from
us. These rights were written in plain language so that no
clever interpretation and manipulation of the intent was
possible. These rights may not be restricted, narrowed, or
infringed. Any attempt to do so is a violation of the
relationship between Man and Creator.

Every narrowing,
restriction, infringement, and clever interpretation imposed
upon us in the years since our Constitution was ratified is
simply a violation of our natural rights.

We hold that every
violation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights by those in
Government is an act of Treason, as these violations are
unjust, undermining the fundamental foundations of our
republic, breaking the pact between citizen and government,
and desecrating the relationship between Man and Creator.
Any man or woman who enforces these unconstitutional laws on
behalf of government is a treasonous soul and an enemy of
Liberty and humanity.